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  • Corps provides regulatory info for Tennessee flood response

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 2, 2024) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has released a fact sheet aimed at assisting the public in navigating permitting requirements during the recovery process in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene in East Tennessee.
  • Volunteers help control invasive plants at Mount Morris Dam for National Public Lands Day

    Volunteers celebrated National Public Lands Day on September 28 alongside U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rangers by helping remove invasive plants from the Mount Morris Dam and Recreation Area.
  • Hurricane Helene Impacts to Bluestone Dam

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to monitor the arrival of water from North Carolina and Virginia as a result of Hurricane Helene.Bluestone
  • Dutch Rijkswaterstaat officials visit U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District for knowledge exchange

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Officials from the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, known as Rijkswaterstaat, visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District from Sept.
  • From wear-and-tear to substantial repair: Pittsburgh District extends life of Hannibal Locks and Dam

    Against the backdrop of the Ohio River’s steady flow and the hum of heavy machinery, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District continues extensive work rehabilitating the primary lock chamber at Hannibal Locks and Dam in Hannibal, Ohio.
  • Handshake Partnership Program

    Huntington District leadership, along with community partners in the Muskingum Watershed area, celebrated the opening of two new recreation features at Beach City and Clendening on Monday, September
  • Wilson Lock main chamber closed until further notice

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and the Tennessee Valley Authority have closed the main lock chamber at Wilson Lock on the Tennessee River near Florence, Alabama to conduct additional inspections and possible repairs on the lock chamber. The lock chamber will be closed until further notice.
  • Corps of Engineers Monitors Impact of Hurricane Helene on Cumberland River Basin

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is monitoring expected heavy rainfall as the the remnants of Hurricane Helene are forecasted to move through the Cumberland River Basin beginning Friday, 27 Sept. and lasting through the weekend.
  • New Lock at the Soo Phase 2 complete

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s New Lock at the Soo project in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, substantially completed Phase 2 (Upstream Approach Walls) contract on September 17. “Phase 2 work focused on rehabilitating the upstream approach walls to guide vessels into the New Lock and will allow the vessels to moor on the wall,” New Lock at the Soo Project Engineer Ryan Berkompas said. “The old approach walls in the northern channel were the same age as the Sabin and Davis Locks, over 100 years old.” The Corps of Engineers awarded the $117 million contract in September 2020 to Kokosing-Alberici, of Westerville, Ohio.
  • Corps of Engineers to install temporary radar system at Manistique Harbor

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District is installing an Integrated Radar Monitoring System (IRaMS) at Manistique Harbor, Michigan to collect fall wave data during the week of Oct. 7. The system will remain along the shoreline for several months to observe the interaction between waves and the harbor structures during storm events and validate numerical wave model simulations. Data collection and modeling will help with designing future repairs to the structures at Manistique. 
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